Widforss Trail

Widforss Trail is a 9.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Grand Canyon, Arizona that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, trail running, and backpacking and is best used from May until October.

DISTANCE

9.3 miles

ELEVATION GAIN

1217 feet

ROUTE TYPE

Out & Back

backpacking

hiking

trail running

forest

views

no dogs

Directions from North Entrance Station: Drive southward on North Rim Parkway to an intersection. The road to the left leads to the North Kaibab Trailhead. The road to the right follows a dirt road one mile to the Widforss Trailhead.

A beautiful trail with lots of great North Rim overlooks. Certainly a nice change of pace following a hike down and back up the North Kaibab. A word of WARNING: between the #5 and #8 signpost for the "Self Guided" tour, there lives a very, very protective mother bird (not an ornithologist so I don't know the specific type) resembling a dark chicken. This area is her nesting area and she will charge and chase a hiker from her nesting area (I know from personal experience). Apparently, the NPS had the area marked off last year and a detour available, but since the North Rim had just opened, the area with still unmarked for 2015. Other than that, a wonderful day hike!